A large number of “mini volcanoes” appeared on a Texas beach, video shows. Screengrabs from video shared to Facebook by Quintana Beach County Park. “Mini volcanoes” appeared all over a Texas beach ...

On the shores of the Texas Gulf Shore beaches, sand hills resembling miniature volcanoes have popped up, with staff members explaining that the hills play a vital purpose in the ocean’s ecosystem.

It was like something out of a disaster movie. Dramatic footage captured the moment Italy’s Stromboli volcano erupted earlier this week, shooting ash plumes into the sky and sparking a mini tsunami.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Mini volcanoes” appeared all over a Texas beach recently, covering the sand in strange scattered mounds, video shows. But it wasn ...